 Welcome back to the Friday vlog series where it's today. We're gonna split the video into three parts I know it's pretty controversial So the first part of this video is So the first part of this video is the two Cannondale bikes arriving in the randomness of having a bike without any wheels Part two is how I ended up with two Cannondale super bikes Bye love you have a good time. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye Kids are at school got my coffee now part three is my first impressions on the Cannondale Super six and I do have a small bone to pick with Cannondale. So let's get into it So I'm at the University of Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia I'm about to walk in with my camera my backpack and I'll be walking out with the same two items and two Cannondale super bikes. So let's go So there they are So that bike there has been sitting there for six days Is that a bad thing? I'm not sure The babies have been there for quite some time I'll be staying in with the dolls I don't know. Is that a okay thing to do I'm not sure. I don't think it is. I know if somebody's gonna be in the comment section having a real crack at me Oh my god, this guy's a dickhead It's how long it's been sitting there. There's bloody dust gathering underneath it What do you do when the bike's got no wheels? I've been using the super six thus far It's funny. You walk straight in from the camera out. So behind this camera. You can see there's a front door Straight in the first thing that you see Is this bike hanging up? You think you would notice it? My parents came over for dinner the other night Didn't even notice it. They're coming over again tonight. We'll see if they notice it Yes, I was a good swimmer today I dropped one. Oh you dropped one But we've been having a few in the car anyway No, it's not my bike for somebody else's but you didn't notice the bike behind you That one? No. No, I didn't notice it. Why didn't you notice it? Because I'm you're telling Creeple hang around right now You noticed it but I'm letting you know. Yeah, but sure I just thought it was part of the footage So I've had to move the bike Not this one here but My wife Alice over there She's got a photo shoot happening As you see it's it's moved from there because lovely little setup here It's for your new website yet Don't know about this There it is Tower for it at least and just hanging up over the chapter 2 rare right now So why I have two Cannondale super bikes on my hands and also my first impressions on the super six But before we get into those two main items I wanted to thank today's video sponsor being surf shark If you're watching this video There's a fair chance that you have the internet and if you disagree with that You might need to check in to see somebody about it But the thing about the internet the unfortunate thing about the internet is there is weird units on the internet and they will look to Do fraudulent things maybe even steal your identity Well for just over three dollars a u d a month less than a coffee unless you like that one dollar seven eleven stuff You can secure your internet with surf sharks award-winning vpn Which is essentially like having an online security guard as you enter the online world I've even had a few channel supporters ask me recently. 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I have the other one here on two canondale super bikes Well, there is a continental racing team up here on the sunshine coast called ARA pro racing sunshine coast who are part of the australian cycling academy I did a little bit of work with this team when I first moved up to the sunshine coast at the sun tour Ironically back in my original hometown of melbourne Where I was hanging out of their team car following alastair donahoe on an epic stage four where al almost landed a podium Since hanging out with the team every now and again I go for a roll with one of the founders of the australian cycling academy and team owner ben kirsten Who was once a commonwealth games gold medalist himself in the kilo and could hold 1200 watts For one minute, which is pretty unbelievable. Anyway, I'm one of our little rolls together ben said to me I have a team bike. You might be able to take out for a couple of weeks in return for a review I said that would be awesome. He said it's the super six. I said even better He said give me a couple of weeks to organize a couple of weeks later He came back to me and said I actually have a system six and a super six in a 54 Would you like them both? I said bloody oath So the net result is ben gets a little bit of exposure for a brand that works with him being canondale Because of the excellent people that sit behind this camera that watch my content Thank you very much And I get the opportunity to ride two of canadales super bikes and as a result of having two bikes There will be two reviews or maybe a joint review. I'm yet decided. Let me know below coming your way soon So I want to thank both ben kirsten and also his team mechanic Dave manton for providing the bikes and giving me this opportunity So my first impressions on the super six. I've ridden it four times now Friendly friday ride saturday bunch, which is pretty fast Tuesday world champs, which is super fast up here on the sunshine coast and also today I took it out for i'd say a cruise solo cruise by myself in pretty filthy conditions In fact, I had to give the super six a solid wash when I got back And for those with the keen eye You might notice the components the setup is different to the stock models And you'll see there's a bit more cable showing at the front end than normal and there's no cap there Long story, but kovat has affected the availability of those caps recently and as a spare bike for the team They need some flexibility at the front end hence the longer cables But we'll go into more details on the setup in the full reviews for now I just want to give you my first impressions and with my first impressions. I have yet to do any research Read other reviews, etc. They're purely my raw thoughts and After riding this bike four times now my raw thought is that this bike Is exceptional and I don't just say that lightly. There are four things that come to mind Number one, it's ability to hold speed in a draft rivals the best aero bikes i've ridden Number two, it's comfort levels rivals that of the bmc team machine both the front end and the back end Number three, it's incredibly nimble and responsive when climbing and number four It's aggressive, but not over the top now that last point you might be thinking What the hell is he talking about to give you an example? A couple of years ago or maybe a few years ago now I had the opportunity to ride the tarmac sl6 tarmac s works sl6 And one of the negatives about that bike and there weren't many this is probably the only one is it felt Borderline twitchy you get out of the saddle or hook into a sharp turn at speed and it almost felt out of control In fact, I recall overcooking a few corners when riding that machine Now no doubt you would get used to this Characteristic once you start riding the tarmac for long periods of time. However, it didn't strike me as overwhelmingly positive Attribute from a handling perspective whereas this bike out of the saddle cornering accelerating It's aggressive, but without being over the top and I really like that attribute The only slide and I wouldn't call it a negative, but it's something that stuck with me Was during the tuesday world champs up here in nusa where the speeds are around 50 kilometers per hour at times When traveling at speed over hard road lumps bumps and divots, etc I did find myself bouncing around on the saddle a little more than usual and when you look at the back end Dropped seats days, which a lot of brands are doing these days more aerodynamic apparently And creates more comfort because when you think about the road bars and vibrations got the opportunity To travel up the seatpost a little more and the seatpost has more opportunity to flex And when you're traveling at speed that flex can create more of a bouncing sensation off the seat when hitting road bumps But in reality, this will happen on any road bike I just perhaps felt it a little bit more on this canada But it's nothing I would personally dwell on because it creates an incredibly comfortable back end and I noticed this in particular after getting back from the saturday bunch ride I ended up doing a few more hours. I did 160 kilometers all up Well, that's a hundred miles and I came back pretty fresh. There was no neck and shoulder or lower back Complaints, which is pretty rare for an aggressive race bike So from a comfort perspective it gets a big tick and if you're keen to see the full review On this road bike and you'll get to subscribe and hit the bell notification below Please do so to ensure you know when I give you a full review on this bike behind me right here Now as you saw at the start of this video, why does the system 6 have no wheels? Well, the ara pro racing sunshine coast team are racing at the moment and they need spare wheels Which is fair enough. They take priority over me So I will be swapping these cadence wheels, which I've been super impressed with actually never ridden them before They're an Aussie brand out in New South Wales I believe and putting these onto the system six and putting the super six on the mantelpiece So finally the bone that I have to pick with canondale. It's pretty simple And it's not the fact that you can hypnotize yourself with Take them off the super six put them on the system six and then the super six Super six system six like system six super six But surely the system six should be the super six I know they've probably got their reasons no doubt I will find out about those when I do my research before the full review But surely the aero Fast bike should be the super bike as confusing as system six And super six can be anyway, that's it. What do you reckon and what do you think of? This color let us know below Below don't put a thumbs down thumbs up for the video if you've got Enjoy me out of this one today, and I'll catch you all in the next video